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KEXP Premiere

Soccer Mommy Gifts Seattle an 8-Bit Performance of "crawling in my skin" (KEXP Premiere)

Soccer Mommy reveals Seattle-specific music video in honor of her cancelled show at Neumos


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Local Music KEXP Premiere Album Reviews

Gillian Frances Announces Debut Full-Length Miles Away From Myself, Shares Video for "Lake"

The Anacortes by-way-of Portland singer/songwriter's forthcoming album is a slowcore masterwork of loss and dissolved relationships. Martin Douglas explores.


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Music News

R.I.P. Florian Schneider, Co-Founder of Kraftwerk

The pioneering electronic musician has died at the age of 73 following a "short cancer disease."


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Saving DIY Venues Amid Covid-19 Closures

KEXP’s Emily Fox speaks with Jason Clackley and Ricky Graboski of the Vera Project about the DIY Community Relief Fund.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Snapdragon

Seattle-based DJ and electronic producer Snapdragon takes the listener on a propulsive journey through progressive tech-house rhythms on her guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World.


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KEXP Premiere

Western Centuries Blast Off in New Video for "Space Force" (KEXP Premiere)

KEXP premieres entertaining new video from Seattle-based roots band Western Centuries


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Music News

R.I.P. Dave Greenfield, Keyboardist for The Stranglers

A long-standing member of the UK post-punk band, Dave Greenfield lost his battle against Covid-19 on Sunday, May 3rd, 2020.


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Features

#PlayingAtMyHouse: Mom Songs

With #PlayingAtMyHouse, each week KEXP will announce a music-related theme to our audience and ask our listeners for examples of each theme by sharing songs on social media with #playingatmyhouse.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (5/4)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Car Seat Headrest, Lucinda Williams, The Mountain Goats, and more.


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From the Archives:

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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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